"The person who should do the job is the person who's the most qualified. And we have some options, don't we?" she said, stoking further speculation that Hillary Clinton could fill the role if she decides to run.

Mrs. Obama, the self-proclaimed "mom-in-chief," also said at a summit focused on work-family policies that she doesn't care what kind of job her teenage daughters get - just as long as it pays.

Mrs. Obama was asked by ABC's Robin Roberts at the event to expand on comments she and President Barack Obama made in a recent interview that their daughters Sasha and Malia should know the experience of working a minimum-wage job.

The first lady said she doesn't care what kind of job they get, "just a job that pays them."

"It really doesn't matter what it is," she continued. "I think the whole point is that they learn how to roll up their sleeves and work hard and understand what the vast majority of folks in this country have to do to earn a living and that it's not glamorous and that it's not fun all the time."

In an interview with Parade Magazine released last week, the first lady said she worked at a bindery while in high school and the President said he scooped ice cream and worked as a waiter at an assisted living facility.

Those experiences, they’ve said, shaped their understanding of hard work and is something they’d like their daughters to get a taste of.

The summit focused on employee policies that best help working families.

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Jim

I fully agree a qualified woman could and some day will be in the White House, but that woman is not Hillary Clinton. There are far better canidates out there and I hope one day a qualified woman runs and wins.

June 24, 2014 02:08 am at 2:08 am |

Matt

Why? Is this person more qualified? Or just to have a woman president just to say we have a woman president. Or would she really be a true leader, who pulls us together. One who leads by example. I sincerely hope she's not talking about the out of touch, rich lady, who thinks flying around to other countrys in and if itself somehow makes you qualified Hillary Clinton. Then you don't have my vote. I always vote for who I believe best represents me, and has the best interest of our country. Im not voting for a woman just because a TV channel thinks it's neat or it says I should for it's own gain. And Mrs. Clinton, that's the difference it makes!